Voter Registration Drive Captain

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ABOUT MCC

The Manny Cantor Center is the flagship community center of Educational Alliance, offering award-winning programs, critical services, and exciting events for toddlers, teens, young adults, and older adults of all backgrounds. We work for and with our vibrant neighborhood to create experiences that make a difference in our community.

OVERVIEW

MCC will host a series of voter registration drives during September and October to provide an opportunity for our members, clients and neighbors to have an easy way to register to vote. The Captain volunteer positions will work closely with staff to secure materials, recruit, and orient and train volunteers for this initiative and conduct neighborhood outreach.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in planning, recruiting, scheduling, orienting and training volunteers to table the voter registration drive
• Secure materials from partners to ensure enough voter registration sheets
• Conduct outreach to community to make them aware of dates and location of drive and related community events that will be held in conjunction with the drive
• Serve as onsite lead to volunteers on select voter registration dates

TIME COMMITMENT:

• 5-10 hours/month August-October (timing is mostly flexible)
• Available to staff afternoons (3-4:30pm) on Tuesdays (Sept. 13, 20, 27 & Oct. 11) to oversee voter registration drive table
• You will work with staff and one other captain (staffing the morning drive table)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interest and experience with voter registration drives and/or community organizing a plus
• Outstanding verbal communications skills
• Self-motivated, self-starter that works well both independently and as part of a team
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Social Media

BENEFITS FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS!

• Opportunity to lead other volunteers and be involved in the planning of a key initiative
• Gain knowledge of working in a Community Center while doing Community Organizing
• Tracking of your volunteer hours for your company, school or affiliated group
• Discounted membership to Manny Cantor Center Fitness Center (12+ volunteer hours/month to be eligible

• Access to Volunteer meet-ups, which include learning, social and networking opportunities